Minimally invasive flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) with flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths (FANS) may treat infected stones with systemic urinary tract infection.

When plaque builds up in a coronary artery, it can narrow the artery. This reduces the flow of blood to the heart, which can cause a heart attack. If diagnosed early, in such situations, a stent is ...

Boston Scientific has issued a recall letter to users of the Axios stent after FDA linked the device to three deaths and 167 serious injuries. The deaths were linked to use cases of the stent that ...

W.L. Gore & Associates has received FDA approval for the Gore Viabahn Fortegra Venous Stent — the first device indicated to treat deep venous disease in the inferior vena cava, as well as the iliac ...

John Michael DiBianco, MD, discusses the design of the ongoing SOUL trial, which is assessing stent omission vs stent placement following uncomplicated ureteroscopy. “In the literature, upwards of one ...

In a nationwide study of about 0.16 million individuals receiving second-generation drug-eluting stents, having type 1 diabetes was linked to a substantially higher risk for stent failure than not ...

Last month, the CGuard Prime Carotid Stent System from Miami, FL-based InspireMD became the first FDA-approved mesh-covered carotid stent for stroke prevention. The pivotal trial for PMA approval ...

To expand understanding of the patient experience after ureteroscopy with stent placement for ureteric and/or renal stones using a body map to identify pain location and site-specific pain intensity ...

Department of Urology, The General Hospital of Fujian Energy Group, Fuzhou, Fujian, China Suctioning Flexible Ureteroscopy with Intelligent Pressure Control (SFUI), a new variation of FURL, has ...

Reflow Medical has secured a groundbreaking green light from the FDA for its retrievable stent system, designed to boost blood flow through blockages in the lower limbs while leaving nothing behind.